The Sun. — London, England, 1864-10-14 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY- LANE. — Managers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, AN APRIL FOOL. Mr. R. Roxby, M -.G. Belmore, Mr. Fitzjames, Mr. G. Weston, ana Miss JI udspeth. After which, at a quarter to night o'c'ock, Shaksnere's Tragedy of OTHELLO. Mr. Phelps; Messrs. Creswick, Walter Lacy, G. F. Neville , A Rayner, Raymond Hermann Vezin, and Miss Atkinson. Doors open at ha f-past Six—Commence at Seven. THEATRE ROYAL, H AYMARKET Lessee. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, MADEMOISELLE 'DE B ELLE ISLE. l ess e s . Rowe, Farren, Gordon, Baird, Ste , Mesdames Beatrice, Ange , &c. Alter which, PRESENTED AT COURT. 3tCBSr3. Buck &c. ; Mes stone, Howk . , W. Farren, Roger s, Clark, Brald, dales Snowdon, Griffith, Ili W r i g ht, Lovell, &C. And BACCHUS AND ARIADNE. To commence at 7. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the sole management of Mr. Fcchter. This Ttoatre - will OVEN on SATURDNY. October 22, with a New Drama, entitled the KING'S BUTTERFLY, in which Mr. 1• echter will perform the principal character, The ‘.cenery, pit'ntel by Mr. William Callcott. The Box-office wilt open on Monday, October 17, from El• v, n till Four. ROY AL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, BORN TO GOOD LUCK. 1 addy O'Rafferty, Mr. Dominick Murray. Atter which, THE STREETS OF LONDON. Messrs. Vining, J.her, D. Murray, J. Nelson, H. Forrester. H. Mellon ; Mrs. Henry Marston, Miss Emma Barnett, and Miss Fanny Gwynne. NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, A_DELPHI.— Sole Pronriotor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, GOOD FOIL NOTHING. Messrs. J. Clarke, Billington, hburne, and Mrs. Alfred Mellon. Alter which, RORY O'MORE. Rory k with Irish Ballads), Mr. John Collins. Other characters by Messrs. Billing - ton, R. Phillips, Paul Bedford, Stuart, t-tephenson, C. J. Smith ; /Sir-. Alfred Mellon and Miss Kate Kelly. To conclude with TEDDY TILE TILER. Teddy (with songs), Mr. John Colli Commence at 7. ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Manager, Mr. Benjamin Webster. EIIIN EN I' TALENT AND COMEDY. This popular 'I heatre is Open for the Winter Season. Those celebrated artistes Mr. and Mrs. C. Mathews are re-engaged. THIS EVENING, Mr. Arthur Sketchley's highly successful and original Comedy of HOW WILL iIIEY GET OUT (IF IT ? Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews, Mr and Mrs. F. Matthews. Mr. F. Robinson, Mr. H, J. Xontague; Miss %S entworth, and Mrs. Stirling, After which, a New Comedy Farce. 5y Maddison Morton, Esq., entitled WOOD OCK'S LITTLE GAME. Mr. C. Mathews, Mrs. F. Matthews. To ccnclude with UNDEB. THE ROSE. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress. Mrs. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, JNLIMITEJ CONFIDENCE. Followed by, at Eight, MIL KY WHITE. Messrs. Craven, Stoyle, James ; Mesdames Swanbor ugh and Mande; s. After which, the great Burlesque, T MILLER AND BIS MEN. Messrs. Penton, James, and Thorne; Mesdames wanborough, Simpson. Johnstone, Hughes, and Carson. COALS. —The LILLE SHAL L COMPANY'S COALS. Direct from their own Collieries. Marquis'. 2ss. per ton. 1 Doable .21s. per ton. T op 21s. „ 1 Deep ....225. „ Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De pots, Westbourne Park-road, W., and 17, South Wharf, Paddington, W., and Maiden-lane, N. Best Coke Terms cash. JOHN SCOTT, Sole Lgent. aIPIE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN,' 1. Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, can be had Every Evening of G. R. GLhNIE, NEWS AGENT, Ito. 4, Connaught-terrace, 111-de -park. THE LATES C EDITION of " THE SUN" supplied, as soon as published every Evening by 11ENRY 1311,00.1i§, Newspaper Agent, 21, Old Cavendisti street, W. • HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tia DAY.—Morning, 12h. 46m.—Afternach, lh. 10m, 10-moaaow.-Morning, Ih. 30m.—Afternoon, lh. og,„ 0 11 , _ LONDON, FRIDAY, OCT. 14, 1864. Mr. GLADSTONE has certainly been busy enough, and has done more than his share of speechifying fur the recess. He had to perform a very gracious task in opening the Park at F,rnworth. This was one of those occasions which are cf so interesting and exciting a character that they are far beyond ordinary affairs of the ds f, and live in the re- collection, invested with peculiar and particular regard. Mr. GLADSTONE, of course, uttered some appropriate remarks as he perfozmed the task as sioed to him, and appeared to be deeply impressed with the nature of the scene before him. To one Bo often accustomed to formal arrangements and stereotyped methods of carrying on affairs, it mast have been a relief to witness the general expression of feeling among the vast multitudes assembled, and to take part in a ceremonial where the trammels of efasial life were cast aside, and a universal senti- ment of hilarity and good- will reigned supreme and paramount. Mr BARNES deserved the encomiums which were passed upon him, and none the less so because he is, as the right hon.gentleman observed, no isolated instance of the sort, but the honoured representative of a principle which adorns this generation. Mr. GLADSTONE could not have more forcibly expressed the purport and bearing of the work before him than in these words —" In this busy, stirring, critical, industrious, enterprising, money-making, money-accumulating age, it is well that while these pursuits have full scope given them, it should be forgotten that there are other wants and other interests." This is exactly the definition of this effair, and it fu'fils one of the great requirements of our time, that time and opportunity should be afforded to the over worked and over-tired population to refresh them selves for a reason from their hard positions, and to think of the world around them, besides the limited part which contains their engagements. Work is better when . the workers are allowed a little breath ing time, and there is no greater mistake made than that which taxes the energies to the utmost, and in the end produces exhaustion and incompe tence. " Property has its duties as well as its righte," is a very true maxim, and one that cannot be too much attended to by all whom it concerns, and unless it is recognised and fully carried out there can be no peace or prosperity in any land, however many advantages it may enjoy or pos3ass. Mr. GLADSTONE laid great stress upon this point, and it certainly is one that was particularly applicable to the subject before ;aim. He said that its consideration had increased of late years, and what had at one time been looked upon as a " dreaded monster," was now a "domesti cated idea." Well might we say that it was offend ing against the will and design of Providence to refuse to recognise the truth of this adage, and that the relation between the master and the workman ought not to be carried on without good feeling and mutual feelings of respect. The right hon. gentleman very truly observed that in no part of the country had the rights of labour been more respected than in Lancashire. The changes that the law had made had also brought about changes that no law could produce ; the " moral transforma tion," as he traly called it, had been shown in the manner in which recent trials had been borne, and this "surest test of what constitutes the true man," has shown in what estimation the factory people are to be held by the " rest of their fellow- Countrymen . s - pursuing his theme to a wider extent, Ai r . GLADSTONE remarked that the enterprise of the British nation was some thing surprising, and when he said that for every two yards of cotton consumed in the world one wee of British manufacture, he thought the factory system should be reco gn i sed as an important element in all economical and social arrangements. When things are viewed in this light, it is surpris ing what a diffirent aspect they Resume, end it i s only by taking all these into consideration sh i ; t , a due estimate of the relative importance of these matters can be arrived at. The right ~~~ hon, gentleman truly depicted the necessity that existed for some sphere in which those who laboured so strenuously could meet with some respite, and thus introduced the immediate object of their meeting that day. " Here we have," he said, " before us a scene in which, as we leap from generation to generation, the young and old of Farnworth will seek for health and refreshment after the hours of honest labour have come to an end," This is in itseif a matter of great and vital import, and one which may well excite a feeling of deep in terest in the minds of all who attentively study the subject; and, besides the question of health, there is the afterthought that the mental and moral requirements of the labouring population will be better cared for by the opportunity afforded them for healthful relaxation. Mr. GLADSTONE may be envied the privilege of thus having his name associated with a work thus connected with public good, and which is intimately associated with the happiness and comfort of the great indus trial community of a crowded mart of industry. The right hon. gentleman was scarcely so happy in his remarks at Liverpool in the evening, for he made some attempts to prop up the cause of the Ministry which were not very cordially received by the audience. A suspicious cry of " Oh," was heard more than once during some passages of his speech. This may, perhaps, tend to impress on his mind, and also on that of his colleagues, that all is not so favourable to the Ministry as they would fain per suade themselves that it is. .It was a more gracious and genial task for the right hon. gentleman to allude to his early connection with the town, and the sentiments with which he revisited it. Since the days when he was more familiar with it Liver• pool has increaeed in wealth and in importance, until, as the distinguished guest of the evening observed, it " may challenge conclusively the place of the first commercial emporium of the world." Mr. GLADSTONE spoke impressively of the vast responsibilities which lie upon this country, and the due performance of the duties of legislation for which utterly overtask the best human energies. Thera was great wisdom in the right hon. gentleman's remarks upon the instinct of preservation that bas always been so strong in this country; but he added this should be combined with the spirit of improvement, "and the laws anci condition of this country after all that has been done yet will offer a rich harvest to the wise and judicious efforts of the statesmen of future times." Such counsel is correct and straightforward, and it impresses those who depend upon it with the notion that as yet there is no occasion for us to consider that enough has been done in the way of improve ment. The surest way of maintaining the present position of England is for her rulers and population never to relax in their efforts in seeking for a better and more approved methoi of transacting the busi ness of the State. This will prove the surest way of meeting with success ; and those orators who encourage the spirit of energy and the desire to excel render a great service to the community of which they are the pioneers from a glorious past to an uncertain future. The prorogation of Parliament at this time of the year is an event which excites little interest. A few "potent, grave, and reverend seignors" assemble in discharge of a formal duty, and no one not im mediately concerned in the routine thinks it worth while to step out of their way to look at them. Yet the principle which lies at the bottom of this appa rently trivial and useless form is a very sound one, as are most of the underlying motives of our con stitutional solemnities. The Septennial Act is a national guarantee that the people shall be fairly represented in the government of the country, with out depending upon the caprice of a despotic mo narch or the equally dangerous and tyrannical will of revolutionary leaders. It is true that in either case the tyrant or the amrch might act in di fiance of the law had they sufficient power, but there it stands as a substantial protest on behalf of consti tutional government. Moreover, neither tyranny nor anarchy is established in a day, and these forms ere the outworks which any invader of national rights will have to break through, and by which attempt he will give timely warning of his motives and intentions. When the Parliament reassembles next spring it will probably be for the last session of the present House of Commons, a fact which no one except its own immediate members will be much disposed to regret. It began it s course on the 31st of May, 1859, and consequently has a right to exist until May, 1866, since by the terms of the A . it the seven years of a Parliament's life are reckoned from the day on which it assembles. Malty persons imagine that the seventh session of a Parliament must necessarily be the last, but this is a misapprehen sion, since there may be any number of sessions within the given seven years. It is therefore possible that our faineant dynasty may see fit to prolong their present comfortable existence by retaining the compliant members of the existing House as long as possible. When a building is tottering on its foundation, any shock or change is much to be deprecated, and no doubt Lord PAL MERSTON would prefer to let the memories of his Danish policy grow a little fainter in the popular remembrance before he tests the feeling of the country by a general election. It is, however, always customary to dissolve is the sixth year, so whether the etiquette will be observed or no remains to be seen. At any rate, we may reasonably hope for a little more energy next session, though Re formers must apparently rest and be thankful, and ask no inconvenient questions. Whether they will be contented to obey this emphatic injunction is a question for the session of 1865 to solve, but the growing feeling of the country will not support them in inaction. A calm often precedes as well as follows a storm, and the present lull in the Parlia mentary atmosphere might perhaps, bad we political as well as meteorological storm signals, foretel a tempest of no ordinary description. The public will learn with great satisfaction that the long and harassing war in New Zealand has been brought to a close; For some time past its immediate conclusion has been looked upon as almost hopeless, and we in this country at least were be ginning to resign ourselves to a winter of inaction before any further steps could be taken towards the pacification of the colony. Rumour, however, began to whisper that famine had proved a power ful ally, and that the brave and daring Maories, who have proved no contemptible antagonists even to our troops when behind their entrecchments, were slowly but surely succumbing to the influence o f a more insidious but not less deadly foe. Happily these reports have proved to be well grounded, and within the last two days a telegram has been re ceived at the Foreign Office, conveying the welcome t intelligence that on the 5 meeting took place at T h a uarnad 6 a , h of between Augu s a the ng Governor of New Zealand and the natives, at which the Maories submitted unconditionally to the QUEEN'S authority, and paced their lands at the Governor's disposal. Such a conclusion disposes most satisfactorily of the difficulty which had grown to be a serious one, and was threatening the fortunes of the colony in an alarming manner. The most rigid disciplinuigua could not exa t more than TEE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING', OCTOBER 14, 1864. such complete surrender, and the object of the war may thus be said to be fully ac complished, since the natives have not only been compelled to abandon their pretensions, but they have been taught to acknowledge our superiority, and to confess their own inadequacy to oppose it. This is the more encouraging, as after several triumphs we had had one or two reverses, or, rather, we had bought our victories too dear. Brave officers and gallant men had laid down their lives in numbers too great for a semi-savage strife like this, and there seemed to be reason to appre hend that England would have to mourn many more valiant sons before the contest came to an end. Its nature, too, was harassing and unsatis factory ; it was not like a bold encounter in an open field nor a direct attack upon a defended city; but it was a struggle with the bush and the marsh, with enemies who fled and left no trace, and who rewarded a successful assault with an empty vic tory. The admixture of civilisation in the Maori race renders them most difficult to deal with, for they are far more formidable than ordinary savages, while they cannot be treated like Europeans. Many wise and kind persons, in their regard for the defenceless position of an inferior race, are in. (lined to overlook the rights of the settlers, and the fact that a due respect for life and property must be seeured if the islands are to be inhabited by eivilised human beings. Oa the other hand, the colonists and their friends are, in their natural indignation, perhaps too much disposed to forget the provocations of the natives, and the difference between their views and our own. The authorities are not, how ever, likely to show any harshness or injust!ce in dealing with the surreddered lands ; in fact, we learn by the very telegram which brings us the news of the peace, that most of their lands have been restored to the natives, only a few having been con fiscated, and those few, no doubt,.on clear grounds of right and justice. By a happy combination of lenity and firmness, the Governor has it now in his power to effect a lasting settlement of the long pending dispute, and by so doing he will bs not only conferring a blessing on the natives, who will be slowly but surely exterminated by the continu ,ince of the war, but he will be doing the best thing possible for the colony, which can never flourish under such a disadvantage. The idea of a war With savages is quite sufficient to deter emigration, and the insecurity of life and property cons( quent upon the unsettled state of things counteracts the attrac tions of a healthy and fertile country. New Z a. land has great capabilities as yet but half deve oped, and we trust, now the great stumblingblock is removed oat of her way, to see her rise to her proper rank umong our southern dependencies. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. % r LREITTER'S TELEGRAMS.] THE REPORTED LOSS OF THE BULLDOG. ADMIRALTY, OCT. 14, 1864.. By despatches received this morning at the Admiralty, H.M.S. Bulldog appears to have been at Jamaica on the 22d September. The report of her being wrecked is, therefore, untrue. THE BOMBAY MAIL. ALEXANDRIA, OCT. 13. The Euxine left here at 4 p.m. yesterday, and he Syria at 9 a.m. to.day. The former may be Expected at Marseilles about the 18th, and the latter at Southampton about the 18th instant. OUTWARD MAIL OF 27TH SEPTEMBER The Confederation of British North America. QUEBEC, OCt. 1. The following semi-official communication rela tive to the Confederation of the Canadian provinces, has been published : QUEBEC, Sept. 23. A good deal of public interest is felt as to the recent visit of members of the Canadian Government to the maritime prov;nces. People are anxious to know the nature of the federative scheme brought under the attention of the Charlottetown Conference, the reception it received from the maritime dele- gates, and the problbility of its being acceptable to the several provinces. Bat little reserve is now necessary as to the proceedings of the conference, or as to the general scope of the schnne of Federa• tion now under consideration. It is only as to details which have y&t to be discussed and determined and ,;).s to which diversities of opinion may arise among the numerous contracting patties, that re serve is expedient. The measure cannot be framed from any one point of view ; it trust be a work of compromise. Objections from east, west, and cer. tre will have to be debated and overcome ; and it would be manifestly unwise and injurious to give publicity to details that circumstances may hereafter cause o be modified and abandoned. Thus far all the proceedings of the Canadian Government have beeci entirely unofficial and in formal. The provinces of Nova Scotia, Brunswick, and Prince Edward's Island had agreed to hold a conference at Charlottetown, the capital of Prince Edward's Island, to consider the prapriety of uniting their fortunes under one Government and Legislature. The Canadian Government sought leave to attend that conference, for the purpose of inviting the attention of the delegates to the larger question of a federative union of all the British North American provinces. Consent was at once given, and on the first thy of the confer-omen the Canadian deputes presented themsolws at Char lottetown, and were mast cordially received. The Government of NJ wfoundiand was not represented in the conference, bat communications from it have been received, heartily symp4thising with the movement, and expressing a desire to take part in any future proceedings. The Conference commenced its deliberations on Thursday, the Ist of September, and continued to tit daily at Charlottetown, until the Bth, when an adjournment took place to Saturday, the 10th, at the city of Ile.lifax. The proceeding of the Confererce were conducted with closed doors; but it is understood that the question of union in all its bearings was fully debated and the conclusion unanimously arrived at that a confederation of the British North Ametican colonies would be highly advantageous to all the provinces, provided equitable terms of union could be agreed upon. No insurmountable obstacles were encountered, and a formal Conference of the govern. Entine of Cinada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland. and Prince Edward's bland has been summoned by his Excellency the Govrnor.General, to meet at Quebec on the 10;1 October, for the pur pose of ascertaining formally cs hailer the details of a scheme of confederation, acceptable to all, can be arranged. The Canadian delegates were deeply impressed by the great material resources and the gratifying industrial prosperity of the maritime Fravinces. There is not one of them who does not subscribe heartily to the conclusion arrived at by the Con ference, that a federation of all the provinces would be highly advantageous. Thus far nothing definite as to the details of the scheme has been egreed upon; notwithstanding the discussions of the last three weeks, every point will be open to unfettered inquiry by the Quebec Con. _ _ ferenoe. No one, however, could have failed to gather from the ❑ewspapers of the Lower Provinces the general outlines of the scheme under omaidera- :ion at Charlotteville. It appears to have been suggested that the Confederation might consist for the present of three sections, namely :—Upper Canada, Lower Canada, and the Maritime Provinces, coming into the Union either collectively or separately, and hat provision might be made for the admissio❑ nto thu Uaion hereafter on equitable terms of the North-West territory, British Columbia, and Van. mover. The whole country might have one name, say Canada or Arcadia. It appears to have been suggested that each of the provinces should have a local legislature and Executive, charged with the control of all local matters ; and that in a General Legislature and Execative should be vested the control of affairs common to the whole country. It seems to have been held as indisputable that the functions of the general and local governments, and the subjects delegated to each must be clearly defined in the Constitution, so as to prevent collision and give security for local interests, the whole to be em- bodied in an act of Imperial Parliament. In regard to the construction of the General or Federal Legislature, the representation in the Lower House on sectional equality, the mode of selecting the members of the Upper House is a fer tile subject of discussion. Some favour election for a term of years by tho people, others prefer to have their election vested in the Local Legislatures, while others again advocate their appointment for I of the day. The eoiution may be found in a solu. Lion of these views. The Federal Government would be constituted as now, the representative of the Crown being advised by an administration possessing the confidence of Parliament. To the Federal authority thus constituted would obviously be committed all questions of trade, navi. 4ation, currency, banking, general taxation, bank. ruptcy, and criminal law. It would have control of the militia and defence, of coinage, weights and measures, lighthouses, sea fisheries, letters patent and copyright, naturalisation, the census, the postal service, immigration, inter-colonial works, Be.c. The manner in which the local Legislatures should be constructed affords scope for debate. There are those who advocate for each section two Legislative Chambers, while others prefer one Chamber. Some are for an Executive Government responsible as at present, to the Legislature ; while others are in favour o f the Lieutenant- Governors and other chief officials being elected by the people. It would of course be desirab!e that all the local Governments should be constituted on some uniform plan, but this does not seem abso lutely essential, in the event of serious variance of opinion arising. As to the powers and duties to be committed to the local Governments, there is also room for much discussion. Manifestly, however, Lower Canada will insist that all judicial and legal matters—in fact, the whole body of civil and municipai law, with the exception of criminal law—must be vested in the local Legislatures. It is equally clear that Upper Canada and New Brunswick will contend that the wild lands of the several sections should be vested in the local Governments. The control of roads, bridges, and harbours—with the exception of international works—of inland fisheries, of education, of prisons, hospitals and charities, of agriculture, and all other local matters would naturally be committed to the local bodies. It has been suggested that provision should be made for the educational interests of the minority in each section. A difficulty would manifestly arise in committing these details to the Local Legislatures from the absence of fecal revenues to meet the necessary expenditures. It has been suggested that an allow. ante from the public rev,:nue might be distributed for local purposes according to population, inasmuch as the General Government will, by the federative arrangement, be relieved from charges now borne by each province, and will have absorbed all the sources of revenua from which they are now defrayed. It is very fortunate that little or no difficulty seems to present itself on the subject to the Federal finances. On the contummation of the Union tilt the debts and assets of the several provinces would of course be assumed by the Federal Government; and a close examination of the financial position of each provioct: shows that no ioja6tica would he in flicted by this airangement. Thedcht and tho annual burden now borne by the people of the st,verl pro. TO 3D OCTOBER. The Carnatic left Satz for Bombay at 8 p.m. on ,he 12th inst. ITALY. TURIN, OCT. 14, The National Bank has raised its rate of discount to 9 per cent. The Turin papers state that the resignation of Signor Sclopis, as president of the Senate, has been accepted, and that Signor Mamo has been nomi nated in his stead. RUSSIA. ST. PETERSBURG, OcT. 14. The ,Journal de St. Petersbourg of to-day states that the article published by the DeutschePetersbur ger Zeitung on the 4th instant, with respect to the encyclical letter of the Pope, concerning the Poles, is only to be regarded as of secondary importance, and is devoid of all semi=official character. SAINT DOMINGO. SGU rHAMPTON, OCT. 14. The latest news from Saint DJmingo brought by the Seine states that the chiefs of the revolution hed retired to and were making proposals to the Spanish generals for a termination of the war. FRANCE. BOURSE, Oct. 13.—The market has been rather firmer, and the business done shows a slight im provement. Threes, for the Account, are now at 65f. 25c., and Mobilier at 885 k. Railway Shares have been egain offered, and some of the lines are quoted lower. The market again became weak to wards the close, and left off as follows: it per Cents. 92 20 t)o, end month 3 per Cents Do. end month 65 15 Credit Mobilier..., 895 - DO. end month BB7 50 Bank Shares 3:385 Credit 1. oncior 1167 50 Roman I Italian Loan Do. end month 66 25 Ditto Threes .. New Mexican .... (0 60 Russian Austrian Spanish Threes — Rome Debt .. Deforrel BAIL Orleans ... I - ... Northern Lyons and Mediterranean Southern Western .. Eastern Sardinian Cash. Account. 830 .. 833 75 975 .. 975 890 .. 892 59 601 25 .. 607 50 498 75 49) - .. 491 25 - - .. 340 - Austrian Loirbard North of Spain Saragossa 470 .. 470 Ditto to Barcelona TURKEY.' Constantinople letters and journals to the 5Lb have reached ug, but with the exception of the account they give of the Unsettled state of the money market, their contents arc not of much interest. The Levant Herald has the subjoined observations on the subject just alluded to :—" The decision which the meeting of the brokers on our local Stock Ex change arrived at regarding cash prices of securi ties being adopted as the basis of operations, has not yet been put into operation, notwithstanding the support of the outside public. The plan of August last for limiting operations in 'air' was acted upon Friday last. A large operator delivered real titles with 2i difference below the price of the operation, and although this was anticipated on the place, the market was not in a position to abide by the rule agreed to, notwithstanding every effort was made to obtain cash for the engagements due, However, eventually, one-third of the delivery was paid for by the united action of the brokers, and the holder ultimately agreed to retain the remainder for a month at 1 per cent. interest. The result of this caused great dismay, and a ccnsiderable number of the early supporters of the new plan began to sus• gest the re-adoption of the old obnoxious system. Yeeterday (4th) a meeting of brokers, speculators, and subscribers to the Stock Exchange was held, and the decision arrived at was, that for the future there are to be two liquidations per month on cash prices. We trust this rule will be acted upon." The following are some items of general intelli- gence :—" Haider Effendi, ImperiftlCommissiener at Tunis, has arrived here from there, on board the frigate Mubbithoi-Surow. The Peiki•Cheriff, which formed part of the Turkish squadron sta- tioned in Tunisian waters, arrived in company.— ttli Bey, first chamberlain to the Sultan, has left the capital on board the frigate Feizi-Bakri for Alexandria, being charged with the delivery of a portrait of his Majesty to the Viceroy.—A fine new steam corvette, named the Nezir-et-Azis, recently constructed at the Arsenal, has been successfully launched in presence of the Grand Vizier, the Capitan Pasha, and several other State functionaries.—News from Phillipopoli re ports that a considerable amount of rain had fallen there, and that the cotton crops were al. most completely destroyed.—Leiters from Erze roum speak in a eulogistic manner of the attention paid by Ismail Pasha, the Governor, and Dervish Pasha, the Commander-in-Chief of the 4th corps d'armea, to the intellectual requirements of the youthful population in that pirt of the empire. Hitherto not a single public school had been esta blished in the three large provinces of Trebizand, Erzeroum, and Kharpoot, with a population of about two millions, but, thanks to the exertions of the above -named functionaries, this serious want, it ap - pears, is about to be supplied, and preparatory schools are on the point of being opened at Trebizond, Erzeroum, Kharpoot, Kars, and Erzingian.— The lonian community at Odessa, represented by a deputation of influential merchants and bankers, have just presented, on the occasion of their with drawal from British protection by the cession of the lonian Islands, to Mr. Grenville Murray, H.B.M. Consul-General for the Russian ports in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azoff, an address of thanks for past official services and personal courtesies, to which Mr. Murray made a suitable reply. The resident lonians of Odessa number more than te❑ thousand. Many of them are wealthy bankers and merchants, whose accestors sought refuge there after the massacre of the patriarch and primates of tte Greek Church at Constantinople, on the out break of the war of independence. They have been the founders of the immense corn trade of Southern Russia, and most of them have branch houses at the chief ports and capitals of Europe." A CENTENARIAN IN TILE HARVEST FIELD.—On the farm of Hill of Keir, Belhelvie, occupied by Mr. Shand, Miss Margaret Crockat assisted at the harvest about ten days ago. Margaret was born in 1762, was shearing in 1782—the " saawie hairst"—and, although now in her 102 d year, has all her faculties unimpaired, and is quite lively ; so much so that sbe travelled a considera ble distance to enjoy the " olyack feast." berdeen Journal, REPAVING or MOORGATE STREET AND TIIE CITY ROAD.—Yesterday the contractors commenced the repaving of Moergate-street throughout. It is also intended to repair the whole of fh® thoroughfare in continuation frees F►n.sbury-Square to the Lying-in Hospital in the City. read, at the outlay of £3,760, University College. Yesterday the Faculty cf Arts and Laws at University College was opened with a lecture by Mr Malden, the pro fessor of Greek. It is usual on the opening of a session for the professor who lectures to treat of education in a gene ral way, but on the present occasion Professor Malden took for his subject the special department of " Greek Tragedy," with which, from his long experience, he must be so intimately acquainted. Admitting the wide difference which exists between the modern romantic drama and the ancient classical one, Mr Malden proceeded to observe that anyone who wished for a satisfactory explanation of that difference must keep steadily in view the origin and object of the Greek drama, and the construction of the Greek theatre. The essential element in the dithyrambic hymns in honour of Dionysos, which in the progress of, time ex panded into the plays of Eschylus, Sophocles, and Euri pides, was essentially religious, and it was only after a long struggle that the dramatic element predominated over the religious one. Thespis, who introduced a single actor, was :he first innovator in this direction. Esehylus introduced a second actor, and the succeeding writers introduced •► third and even a fourth actor. But though the number of actors was thus limited, it sometimes happened that the same actor represented two charac ter, fir A hicb, of course, a change of mask and of dress was necessary. The use of masks, the presence of a chorus who sang in unison and in measured cadences, and who frequently trod the stage in stately and solemn march lags, were all so many impediments to the introduction of that variety of character and incident which distinguishes the modern drama. Besides, the modern dramatist allows more freedom to his characters. They are of course acted on by circumstances, but on the other hand they act upon circumstances, and the changes of feeling are frequent and rapid, and they are exhibited before the audience. This was the case in the ancient Greek drama. External circumstances, like a species of Fate, acted on the charac ters, and they must be consistent from beginning to end with the phase of life which they were intended to repre sent. Much as we admire the " lofty, grave tragedians" of Greece, they held but a subordinate place in the estima tion of their cotemporaries, for it was the Choregus and the tribe he represented who obtained the chief honour of a successful dramatic spectacle. But, as Professor Malden happily remarked at the conclusion of his lecture, while the religion of the Greeks has p seed away more than a thousand years ago, and while the Grecian theatres are not distinguishable from the earth on which they rested, scholiasts and scholars are still engaged in elucidating the text or in penetrating the spirit of the great drarnat;sts of Greece. At the conclusion of the lecture the learned pro fessor was much applauded by the audience. THE NEW LORD LIEUTENANT OF IRELAND.— We understand that his E xcellency will not arrive in Ireland till the last week of the present month. It is stated in well informed circles that his Excellency's ap pointment had been formally perfected, but that prior to entering on his high office he must be made a Privy Coun cillor, and be fully proclaimed in council by the Queen as her Irish Viceroy. It was expected that a council would have been held at such time as to admit of his arriving in Dublin this week, but it is said th a t t h ere w ill b e no counc il at which her Majesty will preside till the 24th or 25th inst. —Freeman's Journal. GREAT BRITAIN AND THE ZOLLVEREIN.— With respect to the visit to Berlin of Mr Ward, the English con sul at Ilamburgh, for the purpose of negociating commer cial relations with the new Z Alverein, it would appear that the answer given to him was, that the Customs conference sitting at Berlin, and composed of delegates from the states of the ZAlverein, bad declared that since the Customs union was definitively reconstituted on Oct. 1 Prussia could no longer negociate alone in her own name. LITERARY ANNOUNCEMENTS.—The Athenceum of last week announces the following list of works as preparing for publication by Messrs Saunders, Otley, and Co.:—The second volume of Mr Edwin Arnold's 'llistolY of Lord Dalhousie's Administratiun in India'— ' Adventures with the Confederate Army,' by Miss Belle Boyd, a young lady who was on the staff of the late General Stonewall Jackson, and who now holds the rank of major in the Confederate army I—the second and concluding part of A Piece of Bread,' from the French of Jean Mace—' The Kennel Stud Book,' edited by ' Cecil.' Messrs Saunders, Otley, and Co. also announce the following works of fiction : —' Uncle Angus,' by Mrs Nichols, which will be published this week—' The Little House by the Railway Arch,' by the Author of Velvet Lawn'—' My Sister's Son,' by W. J. Sorrell, author of Christmas Day,' Percy Tal bot,' by George Graham, author of • Carstone Rectory'— . and a fourth edition of 4 Why Paul Ferroll Killed his Wife.' THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT.—On reference to the Septennial Act of 1715 it will b 3 found that the duration of a Parliament is for seven years, reckoned from the day on which it may be appointed to meet. The present Parliament was appointed to mast on the 31st of May, 1859 , and, therefore, its natural duration will be till the 31st of May, 1866. Of course, it may be terminated at any time at the pleasure of the Crown. The confusion upon this sub ject in the public mind arises, no doubt from the notion that next session will be the seventh session of the present Parliament, and that it will be, consequently, the last. But there might be 20 sessions, or more, in one Parliament, although it could only last seven years. LIST uF KILLED AND WOUNDED AT A SOMERSET YEOMANRY MUSTER.—The annual eight days' drill of the North Somerset Yeomanry Cavalry, at Wells, was prolific of accidents, one of which has resulted fatally. The horse of Corporal James Brinman bolted with him and threw him with such violence that he died next morning. On the day of muster Captain Holbert, of the Bath troop, was thrown from his horse, and so injured that ho could not join his troop for a day or two. During the drill one of the troopers, in returning his sword, ran the point of it about an inch) I more into his comrade's thigh. At the termina tion of the general drill, the gallant commander, Colonel Sir W. Miles, was unhorsed by a trooper, whose horse had bolted. The colonel fell heavily, notwithstanding which he soon recovered his seat and led his regiment into the Market-place, where they were dismissed. Captain Ilavi land's horse fell with h en, at Farrington Gurney. In the case of Corporal Brintua a a verdict of accidental death was rettirued by the cc:loner's jury, 'AYB. vinces are pretty nearly equal, and the public exchequers of ail of them show a surplus. Commenting upon the above, the Quebec Chro% nicle, in its impression of September 26, observes : ft The scheme is ne=ither more nor less than a tran script of the American Union, which is just now offering so sorry an example of its cohesive and Governmental powers. It is a very grave question whether this is the best mode of union for the pro vinces. Cui bono ? What shall we have gained that we could not have obtained by the far less cumbrous plan of a legislative union after the ft shion of Eng land herselt? Why all this roundabout and un wieldly phalanx of legislators ? Why six or seven of these Siamese twins ? Why 12 or 14 of these legislative bodies when one would be more efficient at a tenth of the cost ? No doubt there are advan tages of considerable magnitude from a federal union of all the provinces, but we maintain that there is no one of these advantages which could not be attained by less costly and fur more easily worked machinery. The Canadian Government has been considering the informations laid before them by the County Crown Attorney for Eisex respecting the late rebel raid on Lake Erie. This has been done on the re quisition of the Attorney-General, and officers are now in pursuit of the suspected persons. Owing to the frequency of fires in Quebec the insurance companies have taken alarm, and have determined upon uneertaking no further risks until a radical reform is effected in the city fire depart ment. At a meeting of directors and other officials connected with these companies, recently held, a number of resolutions were submitted and carried unanimously. The suggestions embodied in these resolutions have been referred to a subsoommittee to be elaborated and reported upon. WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, Oct. 13. The Royal Nail Company's steamer seine, Capt. Revett, with the above mails, has arrived. She brings 75 passengers, and on freight specie value 2,042,156, of which amount 617,789 dols. are from the Pacific ports, 1,365,211 dole, from California, and 59,156 dole. from the West India Islands; also jewellery value £620 sterling, and precious stones value £2,455. The Seine left St Thomas on the 29th. She ex perienced fine weather to tbo 9.h October, since which strong breezes end unsettled weather passed over Belize and Honduras, doing considerable damage, and destroying six vessels lying in the harbour. The war in Santo Domingo is considered to bt drawing to a close, and prospects of peace are en tertained. No mention is made by this mail of the loss of her Majesty's ship Bulldog. The weather continued fine at Grenada, and much activity prevailed on the estates. The public alth inland was good. At Barbadoes the crops were improving. Ground provisions were more plentiful. Nest year's sugar crop promised to be large. Her Majesty's ships Styx and Pylades arrived at Jamaica on the 13th. Yellow fever still raging among the troops at Bermuda. The surgeon charge had fallen a victim to the scourge, At Trinid,:d the weather was very hot, the wharves were bare of shipping, and trade dull. Cuba had been visited with fine rains, and the coming crop of sugar was expected to be large. The balance of the old crop remaining for ship ment was 66,000 hogsheads of sugar and 38,000 hogsheads of molasses. The Seine brings the following cargo-280 serous cochineal, 42 serene indigo, 40 live turtle, 145 bales of cotton, 101 packages of silver ore, 156 bales of bark, 160 bales of indiarubber, 52 packages of skins, and 64 packages of sundries. The weather continued very hot at Jamaica, small-pox was extending its ravages throughout the island, and the deaths numerous. The new crops of coffee had commenced arriving at market ; the first purchases were made at from 40e., and quoted firm. The supply of pimento will fall short. A special mating of the shareholders of the Bank of Jamaica has been called for the 25th of Octoter, it having been decided that the vole to wind up its affairs and transfer its interest for e bonus of £lO,OOO to the Colonial Bank, must be confirmed at such meeting before the transfer can be legally made. I: has been ordered by the;Governor in Executive Committee that the public moneys be deposited hereafter is the Colonial Bank, instead of the Island Treasury, the bank allowing 3 per cent. on the daily balances. The amount at present in the public chest is, it is understood, to be transferred forthwith. Freights were dull. Rum sales 23 3d for proof 18 In bond. Sagar—Dark, 21s; middling, 223 6d to 233; fair, 253 to 263. Tobacco dull. At De.merara provisions are in suffictient supply. but the market is extremely dull. The estates are ❑ow beginning to grind, and produce may be ex pected to come forward freely towards the begins ning of next month. There is some demand for molasses; good bright, 250. to 26c., dark 21c. The weather is still sultry and disagreeable, on account of the prevalence of the land breeze. The sickness which has prevailed among the ehipping shows signs of decrease. The cases of fever are by no means so virulent as when the infection first broke out. Freights continued unchanged-2s 31 to London and Liverpool. The ppers from the interior of California men,. tion the fall of rain in various parts of the State. An early and wet winter and good times for the ruiners are anticipated. EartLquakes had occurred in the mountains in several places. We have accounts of severe shoekb having ben felt at Nevada Grass Valley and Marysville, but without any serious result. From Portland we learn that telegraphic offices have been opened at Fort Vancouver and Monti cello, and these places are row in telegraphic con nection with Washington territory. The line is being pushed forward to 0:3 mpia and Victoria, and will be completed to the former placo by the Ist October next. BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, October 13. The following is the return of the Bank of France for the week, together with the corresponding figures of the previous account OCT. 13. OCT. 6. c. f. c 182,500,000 DR. Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 Profits in add ition toCapital (Art. 8 law June 9 1857) 5,722,688 53 5,599,779 38 Reserve in the Bank and its branches Reserve in landed property 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation 754,479,725 751,377,975 Bank notes to order and re ceipts payable at sight 5,679,107 43 5,950,092 35 Treasury acs. cur. creditor 66,934,450 53 62,437,649 46 Current accounts—Paris .100,080, 572 15 106398,393 29 Do. branch-banks 20,445,254 22,371,179 Dividends payable. Discounts and sundry interests 13,843,622 83 13,091,565 38 Re-discounts of the last six months 2,588,735 17 2,588,735 l' Sundries 1,195,803,044 51 1,199,321,105 76 , . CR. Cash in hand and branch banks 25),423,737 64 267,533,219 15 Commercial bills overduo 982,803 29 3,091,019 90 Commercial billsdiseounted not yet, due ....321,289,231 02 314,194,664 57 Do. branch-banks 297,967,113 292,386,484 Advances on deposits of bullion Do. branch banks 4,468,000 3,849,900 Advances on Frenchpublic securities .. Do. branch-banks 8,932,450 -- Advancesonrcilway shares and debentures 27,921,600 Do. branch-banks 19,811,200 Advances on Credit Fon cier Bonds 448,500 Do. branch-banks .... 398,500 Advances to the State (Conven. J une 10, 1857) 60,000,00 0 60,000,000 Govt. Stock Reserve 12,080,750 14 12,980,750 Do. disposable Rentes hnmobilisees (Law June 9, 1857) 100,000,000 100,000,000 Hotel and furniture of the Bank Landed property, bran:les Expenses of management 1,615,512 14 1,593,556 94 Sundries 4,238,605 42 4,960,779 20 16,229,600 8,723,4,0 27,400,200 19,306,300 439,200 385,100 8,395,800 1,195,803,044 51 1,199,34,165 Certified by the honorary Vice-Peebihnt of the Counci of State, C+Jvernor of the Bunk of Franco. CS:gucd; ItOULAND, a fiEfilDtt HER MAJESTY. BALMORAL, Oct. 12. The Queen went out yesterday morning, accent.. pinikd by Princess Helena. Ia the afternoon her li,jesty, accompanied by Princess Helena ima Princess Beatrice, and attended by the Hon.Ernmtt LaEcelles, drove round by Ballater. The Dean of Westminster had the honour of (lining with the Qleen and royal family. Prince Alfred honoured the Earl and Countess Delowarr with his company at dinner, Attended 1 1 Major Cowell and Mr Haig. Foreign Courts. PARIS, o,:t. 12. HiAssan Ali Khan, the Persian ambassador, is to Leave Paris, it is said, in about ten days to return to Teheran. He is replaced by Solieman Khan, son of :he Persian Minister of War, as chargé d'affiires. Mahmoud Khan, the ambassador in London, i s a leo recalled and replaced by Mehemet Ali Khan, wile was interpreter to Feruck Khan, the ambassador in Paris in 1856. The two charges d'affaires have been educated in Paris. M. Meyer, ex-Minister of Foreign Affairs at Ca , esel, has been appointed resident Minister of the Elector at Paris, in the place of M. Goeddaens. EXPECTED ARRIVAL OF THE INFANT PRINCE.--' It is anticipated that the royal yacht Salamis will arrive ill bull by this morning's tide, from Gluckstadt, bringing with it the nurse and infant son of the Prince and Princeis of Wales. A servant connected vith the royal household at Sandringham, and who is besides the husband of the nurs3, has been waiting the arrival of the vessel for some hours, and on its arrival the whole party will at once pro ceed to Sandringham.—Eastern Cantles Herald of yester• day. THE CASE OF Ma. HAMAIOND, OF PEC &HAM.' We understand that the prosecution of this gentleman , charged with the assaulting and the illegal imprisonmen t if his wife for two years at his residence at Peckham, hag been abandoned, and that no further proceedings will be taken. It appears from recent inquiries made by the fiiendo of the unhappy lady, that disclosures which would neceS 3arily be made in the court before which the trial wou'd have to take place would b-. 3 of so painful a character that i,hey feel constrained to proceed no further in the matter. r IIIE FRENCH IN CHINA.—The Moniteur l' Armee gives the following from Shanghse of the 25,h August—" The Taepings have met with an enor woos check in losing their capital, but they are not entireul destroyed. ; their bands are endeavouring to reorganise them • -elves in the provinces cf Niang-Wei and Kiang-Si, and a part of them, commanded by cne of the principal OfliCera o Chan-Ouang, defeated on the 3d August a strong diviEion ,:f the Imperial army in an engagement in the open field. [n presence of these facts the Government of Pekin has °wad that it could not disarm, and has requested the con' dnuation of the service of the Franco-Chinese corps. The Arrangements for that purpose are nearly completed. Lieu tenant d'Aigueville, of the French army, who commands that corps, has arrived at Shanghae to enrol a certain num ber of European officers and sub-officers, and to obtain ne cessary supplies. The engagements entered into are, it is laid, to be for two years. The Imperial army is, moreover , to be formed into moveable columns, which are to scour the provinces crossed Ly the Yang-Tse-Ki in order to prevent the rebel bands from organising themselves as for merly.' NARROW ESCAPE OF A SPORTSMAN—An accident similar in character to that which caused the death )f Captain Spoke, has just happened at Wellington, to .Mr C. H. Fox. Mr Fox was with a shooting party at Tone^ dale, and incautiously pulled his gun after hirk. It in" stantly exploded, and the charge carried away a portion of the fore-finger of the right hand, and slightly grazed his 'read. Ho was immediately taken to his residence, and imputation of the remaining portion of the finger bad tubs performed, and Mr Fox is now progressing favourably. SHOCKING ACCIDENT TO A MAIL-CAR r.—A fatal iccident befel the mail..cart which runs between Stamford and Peterborough on Wednes lay night. The bags should arrive at Peterborough Post-office at a quarter 'o 10 o'clock. They were brought in by the police after :nidnight, and it was reported that the mail-cart was lying smashed to pieces at Milton Ferry, and that the driver was killed. This unfortunately was found to be the case. Part of the road over which the cart travelled was private, and %t times posts are placed across it. In the darkness the man, who it is feared was intoxicated at the time, drove tgainst th 89 posts and was killed. The formation of the great military road between Freshwater and Chald, on the south-west coast of . the Isle if Wight, has commenced. The most important part of the work will be the viaduct over Bretton Grange, Several of the insurance companies have come to A common resolution that they will not recognise the claims trising from the explosion at Erith, or make good the losses experienced. CAMBRIDGE LODGE OF ODD FELLOWS, MU. -- he 29th Anniversary of the above Lodge was celebrated on Tuesday last, by a dinner at the RoY 4I Standard, Sale-street, Paddington. Pro G. M. Stephens )ccupicd the chair—the vice-chair being filled by Brother G. Lane. After the usual loyal and patriotic toasts had been duly honoured, the chairman gave " The Manchester Unit , ' of Odd Fellows," and in his remarks stated that on the of January, 1863, in the United Kingdom and Channel Islands there were 328,595 members—during that year there were 26,900 members admitted, a greater increase than any year for the past ten years• In the colonies there were 14,353 members at the same date, and it would appear there were 11,750 ad mitted in tho , e lodges, showing an increase on the year la round numbers of 28,000 members. In Middlesex alone 2,300 were admitted. After deducting secessions and deaths the society was found to contain, on the Ist January, 1864, 358,556 members. The Vice. Chairman proposed the toot of the evening, " Continued prosperity to the Loyal Cam ()ridge Lodge," which composed one et the 80 lodges in connection with the North London District, and as a sample of those lodges had at the present time 1.44 members, with an invested capital of upwards of £2,000, The Secretary responded to the toast, stating during the past five years they had increased £5 51 16a 1 lid, while they had paid for sickness and funerals alone £549 Bs, being an averrge expenditure of £lO9 17s 7d , with a clear saving of £llO 7s 41,d each year. Their labia had bsen compiled by an actuary of great experience -- • their funds were periodically valued, and at the last value- tion proved to be perfectly solvent, Mr Dansie, C.S. of the district, addressed the meeting, and showed the advantage° of the institution. Some complimentary toasts followed , the evening having been spent in a mast pleasant manna , and was concluded with a cordial vote of thanks to the chairman. A PARISIAN CHARACTER.—The Bcu'evard deg Italiens lost last week, by the hand of death, one of its oldest frequenters, Major Fraser, an old dandy, who from 1827 to 1864 inhabited Paris, and who, when in town, was rarely to be seen elsewhere than in that small but choice section of the boulevard which extends from the Uhaussee d'Antin to th's Rue Lafitte. His history is curious, and few people knew it. Major Fraser was the great grand• son of the Simon Lord Lovat, executed for high treason la the reign of George 11. Some of his family then settled in Franoe, and took service in the French army. Major Fraser's father emigrated to Portugal in 1790, and took g& Portuguese wife. The issue of this marriage made its way in the world. Two daughters, yet living, are the wives of rich noblemen ; the cne is the Marquise de Bombelles, and the other the Marquise do Gargallo, of Naples; one son well a secretary of embassy in Austria ; the other Henry Esrkine Fraser, was the Major Fraser who has just gone to his grave. He was born at Badajez, Portugal, where he lived up to the age of 11 years. Ho had then lost both father and mother, and was committed to the care of M. do Lebseltern• the tutor of Prince Felix de Schwartzenberg. The two pupal were sent together to Russia, where they entered the mill' tart' service as cadets. Their friendship, dating thus early continued in Paris. The major used to be fond of recount' ing how he took part in the battle of Leipsic, and rode into Paris with his regiment of Russian Hussars. But of latt years he left off telling these stories, because they made hie' out to be older than he wished to be thought, and he was 3 singularly well preserved man for his age. He left the Russian service in 1827 with the rank of major, and eves after lived in Paris, in an apartment in the largo house et the Boulevard des Italiens belonging to the Marquis 0 1 Hertford. The furniture of these rooms was simple, and n Ol in proportion to the high rent of lodging in that quarter. There was little to be seen in them beyond an iron bedstead, a large map, a bearskin, a few books, a large assortment of polished loather boots, and a barrel of Cyprus wine, alwaY tl on tap for the accommodation of friends. One day wh et his bed was broken he replaced it by a coffin, in which ht was wont to say that he slept better than in bed, becaus e he was not able to tumble out when disturbed by the nightmare, to which he was very subject. He once wade a bet with Lord Henry Seymour that he would rid® t o Brussels and back in 36 hours, and he did it. Anothe r time he rode for a wagt, r to Compeigne and back every (W for six days running. With all this he was an'accomplit bed acholar ; he habitually capped Latin verse with Jule! Janin, and was the friend of Allred de Musset, Bequet, aC d Romieu. He was a member of most of the gambling club! in Paris, but never played himself. Notwithstanding eccentric and, as many supposed, frivolous life , he had 2, practical taste for the industrious pursuits of t he p reFer : age. Ho was a director of several railways, and died niti: mately from a fever caught in Portugal, whither he lie d gone to organise a conipauy.